00-Introduction
Utrecht School of Economics
2025
Introductions
Course Outline
What I will not assume:
What I will assume:
Cunningham, Scott. Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1c29t27.
Also available in a free html version at https://mixtape.scunning.com/
Jacopo Mazza, PhD
Utrecht University
School of Economics
Adam Smith Building 112.A
Email: j.mazza@uu.nl
Sönke Matthewes, PhD
Utrecht University
School of Economics
Adam Smith Building 112.A
Email: s.matthewes@uu.nl
Format: 3 questions, 2:00 hours.
| Weeks | Topic | Chapter Mixtape |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Potential outcome causal model | 3 |
| 3 | Matching and subclassification | 5 |
| 4 | Instrumental variables (IV) | 7 |
| 5 | Regression Discontinuity | 6 |
| 6 | Midterm Exam | Monday 10/3 |
| 7 | Difference-in-differences 1 | 8 and 9 |
| 8 | Difference-in-differences 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Synthetic Control | 10 |
| 10 | Final Exam | Monday 7/4 |